RasPi – Wireless, Synchronized Video Playback

As part of my work for Blackstone Edge Studios, I have helped put together several short films to accompany concert performances. I’ve cobbled together a fairly simple video distribution system that feeds one video signal (VGA from a laptop) to four 42″ LCD HDTV monitors, one HD video projector, and seven small (6″ or so) […]

I2C, LED Pixels – Arduino Update

I recently brought my Arduino development board out of storage. I last experimented with controlling electronic circuits months before our housing situation dramatically changed. Since the release of the Raspberry Pi (RasPi,) I’ve been inspired to research the DIY/maker scene again, and dreaming up several potential projects. Things have changed a lot in a couple […]

Getting Started with Arduino

This is becoming a new obsession… I first saw these when I was doing research on the Perspective Aerial quad-copter. This little board is an open source microcontroller (with 14 digital input/outputs and 6 analog inputs) that is programmed via USB. Complete, assembled boards can be found on eBay for about $30. Just add a […]

Mac Desktop Sharing (VNC) over Internet

A while ago I started using VNC (Desktop Sharing) both at work and at the home studio.  In my opinion, this sort of technology is a real game changer.  From my laptop (or any other computer on my LAN) I can access any other computer – just as though I was sitting in front of […]